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"Harold Rawlings has expertly distilled the gripping history of the struggle to
'English' the Bible. He provides colorful descriptions of the distinctive contributions of various early Bible
translators such as John Wycliffe and William Tyndale....Rendering the scriptures into English in the time
of Wycliffe and Tyndale was an act fraught with peril. Simply possessing a Wycliffe Bible was enough to get
a layperson tried for heresy....Tyndale saw his work confiscated and burned by English ecclesiastical authorities;
he was burned at the stake in 1536. Other "Bible men" suffered the same fate. Rawlings draws a parallel between
the fierce opposition these early translators encountered and the determined resistance modern translators encounter
who seek to render the Bible into the current idiom. Many well-meaning Christians steadfastly refuse
to acknowledge that a new Bible version is sometimes necessary to keep pace with language development and
change. Rawlings skillfully points out the fallacy of such reasoning... I am honored to unreservedly
endorse and recommend this book to all who love God's Word." ---Dr. Jerry Falwell, Chancellor of Liberty University
Information About TRIAL BY FIRE Lecture
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Harold Rawlings
(Ph.D. Louisiana Baptist University) is a roving ambassador for the Rawlings Foundation.
His book, Trial By Fire, has grown out of a lecture he has given in churches, institutions, and lecture halls across the nation.
Some of the many ancient Bibles and manuscripts in the Rawlings Foundation collection are used to illustrate the lecture.